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# Slingshot Hardware System Administrator

- **Company:** Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
- **Location:** Bloomington, MN, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Information Systems, Software Debugging, File Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Linux Servers, Supercomputing, Scripting, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Information Technology, Slurm, Hardware Infrastructure
- **Published:** August 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/slingshot-hardware-system-administrator-bloomington-mn-usa-58814029

## About the Role

* and internal partners * Provide guidance to less-experienced staff Tasks * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent * Typically 4-6 years as a system and/or network administrator and lab technician * Experience with Linux servers, filesystems, and networks * Experience with batch compute clusters (LSF, Slurm) * Scripting ability in Shell/Bash and Python * Hardware lab environment experience and safe electrical procedures * Strong collaboration and communication skills; fast learner Key requirements * Health & wellbeing benefits * Personal & professional development programs * Unconditional inclusion and inclusive culture

## Description

Experteer Overview In this hybrid role, you will manage hardware and software for Slingshot-based supercomputers, ensuring high uptime and robust validation cycles. You'll work with ASIC, hardware, and software teams to support silicon bring-up and development workloads. You will maintain software stacks, automate imaging, and improve system monitoring while guiding colleagues. This position offers hands-on HPC exposure and impact on cutting-edge networking ASIC validation at HPE. Compensation / Benefits * Debug prototype and Slingshot system issues to maximize uptime * Collaborate with ASIC, hardware, and software teams for silicon validation and bring-up testing * Update development software stack on systems daily * Maintain and improve system status reporting infrastructure * Debug to isolate root causes of failures * Build compute node images with current OS versions and software * Administer compute cluster for the validation team * Communicate progress and issues with management and internal partners * Provide guidance to less-experienced staff Tasks * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent * Typically 4-6 years as a system and/or network administrator and lab technician * Experience with Linux servers, filesystems, and networks * Experience with batch compute clusters (LSF, Slurm) * Scripting ability in Shell/Bash and Python * Hardware lab environment experience and safe electrical procedures * Strong collaboration and communication skills; fast learner Key requirements * Health & wellbeing benefits * Personal & professional development programs * Unconditional inclusion and inclusive culture


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